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Vaca Key, Florida Bay, FL - Station ID: 8723970

Established:	Dec 04, 1970
Time Meridian:	0° E
Present Installation:	Nov 03, 1994
Date Removed:	N/A
Water Level Max (ref MHHW):	5.79 ft. Oct 24, 2005
Water Level Min (ref MLLW):	-1.05 ft. Feb 04, 1971
Mean Range:	0.71 ft.
Diurnal Range:	0.97 ft.
Latitude	24° 42.7' N
Longitude	81° 6.4' W
NOAA Chart#:	11453
Met Site Elevation:	9.6 ft. above MSL

Today's Tides (LST/LDT)

10:28 AM
high

1:15 AM	high	0.5 ft.
3:44 AM	low	0.4 ft.
10:28 AM	high	0.9 ft.
5:28 PM	low	0.0 ft.

Vaca Key, Florida Bay, FL

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Sensor Information

Sensor	Sensor ID	DCP#	Sensor Height	Status
Acoustic WL	A1	1	N/A	Enabled
Wind	C1	1	21.3 ft. above site Elevation	Enabled
Air Temperature	D1	1	8.5 ft. above site Elevation	Enabled
Water Temperature	E1	1	3.4 ft. below MLLW	Enabled
Barometric Pressure	F1	1	10.5 ft. above MSL	Enabled

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Observations

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Standard Metric

How to reach: To reach the tidal bench marks from the Post Office in Marathon, go WSW on U.S. Highway 1 for 2.9 km (1.8 mi) to the U.S. Coast Guard Station Marathon. The bench marks are in the area of the Coast Guard Station, Faro Blanco Resort, and nearby Buccaneer Resort. The tide gage and staff are on a platform at the NW corner of the Coast Guard boat basin.